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bludge

verb

Definition of bludgenext
chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in to cadge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludge
  1. cadge
  2. mooch
  3. beg
  4. pray
  5. sponge
  6. conjure
  7. implore
  8. beseech
Verb
  • Someone had to volunteer to cycle to the nearest village and cadge a replacement, fifteen kilometres each way, some of it on a narrow lane through tall hacks of dense grass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Definition of cadge
Verb
  • When the attention waned, Freedom showed up to one of Sophie Cunningham’s games, hoping to mooch off the fame of America’s new athlete face of trans resistance, wearing a shirt insisting that a woman is defined by biology alone.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of mooch
Verb
  • Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.
    — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There is a genuinely good vehicle underneath all of this EX30 design just begging to come out.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of beg
Verb
  • These are the moments, the opportunities, the games every NFL youngster, backup, fringe roster player prays for.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The new arc picks up in early fall, as the Shu clan’s southern territory prepares to host the Harvest Festival, a ritual in which the Crown Prince and the Maidens pray for a plentiful harvest.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of pray
Verb
  • Wipe the gasket with a soft cloth or sponge and warm, soapy water.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For a deep clean, clean manually with an oven degreaser and a brush or sponge, then the next time with the self-cleaning function.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sponge
Verb
  • But the chances of that conjuring a trade for a starting-caliber star are practically nil.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The kind that takes a blank page and conjures a single right answer where there was none and has held audiences for a century.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of conjure
Verb
  • In her first week at Spelman College in Atlanta, one of Harris’ teachers implored her to switch from medicine to a political science track.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the defendant’s apparent squeaky-clean life, ADA Martin-Klein implored the judge not to give Santiago a second chance.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of implore
Verb
  • In The Ginger Man, Dangerfield repeatedly beseeches Blessed Oliver to get him out of jams.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The play is set in a lecture hall in 1890, as Theo (played by Pasternak) recounts his memories of Vincent and beseeches the audience — and the world — to understand his brother.
    — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 2 May 2026
Definition of beseech
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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